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Sphalerite from
Shirataki Mine, Okawa-mura, Tosa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan


Locality type:Mine
Classification
Species:Sphalerite
Formula:ZnS
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Sphalerite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Shirataki Mine, Okawa-mura, Tosa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:607463
Long-form Identifier:1:3:607463:0
GUID (UUID V4):0
Nearest other occurrences of Sphalerite
8.3km (5.1 miles) ⓘIkadazu mine (Ikadatsu mine), Ikadazu, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
10.6km (6.6 miles) ⓘSazare mine, Shikokuchuo City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
11.2km (7.0 miles) ⓘIkadazu deposit, Tosa District, Kochi Prefecture, Japan
14.9km (9.2 miles) ⓘBesshi mine (Bessi mine), Besshi, Niihama City, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
56.3km (35.0 miles) ⓘMount Kuresaka, Iwagi Island, Ochi District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
73.3km (45.5 miles) ⓘNonowaki mine, Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture, Japan
83.2km (51.7 miles) ⓘOhkuki mine (Okuki deposit), Kita District, Ehime Prefecture, Japan
92.1km (57.2 miles) ⓘObie mine, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
References
Schoeman, P. (1996). Overview and comparison of Besshi-type deposits: ancient and recent (Doctoral dissertation, Rhodes University).
Watanabe, M., Hoshino, K., Kagami, H., Nishido, H., Sugiyama, M. (1998) Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and K-Ar systematics of metamorphosed pillowed basalts and associated Besshi-type deposits in the Sanbagawa Belt, Japan. Mineralium Deposita, 34 (1) 113-120 doi:10.1007/s001260050189
 
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